Ekstasis

My clients can go outside at will unless they are unsteady on their feet/seizure-risk. I am actually smelling one smoking with the door open as I type this. Always something to do. )

Hi, Can anyone recommend a good book for a LVN working in a drug rehab detox facility? This is my first job and I work alone at nights and feel out of my element sometimes. Thanks for any suggestions.

Is it possible for your brother to get a long-lasting injection form of his schizophrenia medication? That would eliminate some of the possible chances of relapse (sorry, if that is not the proper term). Is there any possibility he could get into a Adult Day Care program? That would prevent social isolation and there might be some assistance with medication. You are in a tough situation. Good luck to you!

I just signed up with pearson vue yesterday and reading the fine print before the final registration page said something about how the test gives you questions that are really tough in trying to assess your knowledge it said something about how it adjusts the questions to find that point where you can't answer anymore. Basically something about missing 50% of questions is normal because it wants to determine that point and it has to know with 95% accuracy that point where you don't know anymore. Sorry, that's not making much sense. I hope it helps some.

Take a break if you can for a few hours and just pamper yourself even if it's just a bath, candles and a good book. You have come so far and I imagine you are ALMOST there! Spring Break isn't that far off!!! ) My class if feeling the same right now and we are only in med surg 1 but at my school this is the hardest portion of the program. Up until today I thought it was just me. Can you get together with someone who has recently graduated to get a little encouragement?! Good luck to you!

If you have found your passion I would stick with it. There are lots of therapists at hospitals that see pts on a daily basis. I imagine speech therapists have to be in demand also. Here in TX they have a program for speech delayed children to get therapy from a private organization a few times a week. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of it. The therapist you are working with could probably share some resources with you. )

http://www.andhranews.net/Intl/2008/December/27/Peruvian-Virgin-Mary-80939.asp This is what may be called a pure coincidence-a Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, closely resembling Virgin Mary, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day and named him Jesus. The father is also a carpenter.

Have you checked out Dominican? I know they have several options for attending while you work. I don't know how much it costs or the weight list. But that is a school a lot of people don't think about. Good luck w/ your decision! http://www.dc.edu/academics.aspx?id=328

Thanks. You all had a bit of a different response but maybe I do need to realize a bit more that the area I am in has more conservative beliefs than I am accustomed to and in the future my patients beliefs should be priority. It's hard to always feel like you are on the outside looking in when no one else agrees with your beliefs and it's frustrating hearing the teacher breed what I consider ignorance and/or a one-sided view. ) Thanks, Ekstasis

Hi, I hope this is the right place to post this. I am in the first semester of LVN school in Texas but I am originally from N. California. I always feel like I am the outsider because I don't believe in a lot of the ideas of western medicine aka get antibiotics from your doctor when you have a cold. I am also against circumcision, the CDC' mandated schedule for vaccinations (I believe in delayed), very pro-breastfeeding and I hate all the cop-outs "my baby was ALLERGIC to my milk." I am so tired of all the ignorant statements people make whenever I throw out a minor attempt to educate people in my beliefs they just seem to not get it and don't make an attempt to educate themselves outside of the box. My teacher has made homophobic remakrs, comments about HIV/AIDS and just about every offensive/controversial topic. I am obviously respectful to my teacher and classmates but I just feel so alone in my beliefs and always feel like I am on the outside looking in because I just don't understand the ignorance and unwillingness to think for themselves. "My friends doctor recommened she have her voicebox taken out because she has thyroid cancer just as a "precaution", Oh my doctor told me to feed my baby cereal at 6 weeks. Blah blah blah... I ultimately want to work for Planned Parenthood, or a DO's office or some sort of alternative medicine/healing office as an RN and/or possibly I will go on to be a NP. Any suggestions on how to "fit in" in a world that still believes that anything outside of the "norm" is wrong? Thanks, Ekstasis

Today is my first day!!! I am running on about 3 1/2 hours of sleep. Too nervous to sleep. I've been waiting for this day for so long. Today is my son's first day of Pre-K also. Big day in my house. ) Good luck to you all!

Are these any good? I'd like to spend around $100-$125. The reviews seem ok for Prestige Clinical Cardiology Stethoscope and Labtron Adult Palm Aneroid Sphygmomanometer? (I think I like the idea of one tube.) Or should I get 3M Littmann Classic II S.E. Stethoscopes and Omron Sphygmomanometer? These are for nursing school. Thanks for any help! Prestige Clinical Cardiology Stethoscope http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00062N3X8/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Labtron Adult Palm Aneroid Sphygmomanometer, Grey http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000TVTNT4/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ANI9Y4RP0HQDJ&v=glance 3M Littmann Classic II S.E. Stethoscopes http://www.amazon.com/3M-Classic-II-S-E-Stethoscopes/dp/B0014B9FLO/ref=pd_sim_hpc_2 Omron Sphygmomanometer, Black http://www.amazon.com/Omron-0108M-Sphygmomanometer-Black-Adult/dp/B000FERLJ4/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_text_b

Two words: Tooth Brush!

Ugh! Only one other post made me gag in this whol thread (can't remember which) and yet this one made me want to STOP READING this thread! Ugh. bleh!

Do not use a pager on vibrate as a sexual device. It will not come out with the use of kitchen tongs and you will end up requiring stiches to repair the damage from the tongs and pager.